Labels:book | reckoner | sky OCR: accurate determination of legal issues pue fostering doctrinal coherence in the law a1 1221 First, appellate courts are ina better position to correctly decide legal issues "[T]he logistical burdens trial advocacy limit the extent to which trial counsel able supplement the district judge's legal research with memoranda and briefs Likewise, the district courts responsibilities newng evidence and deciding factual issues limit trial judges ability give full consideratior legal issues. Court f appeals on the other hand, are structurally suited to the collaborative juridical process that promotes decisional accuracy With the record having been constructed below and settied for purposes of appeal, appellate judges are able tq devote their primary attention to legal issues questions of law become ...